UW Dawg Pound · Feb 17, 2019
Dawgs Survive Scare, Beat Cougs 72-70
James Snook-USA TODAY SportsThe Washington Huskies shook off a bad first half against the Washington State Cougars to earn their 11th conference win with a 72-70 win against Ernie Kent’s team Saturday night.
As they did in Tempe, the Huskies started out sluggish as Jaylen Nowell collected two quick fouls. Similarly, the Cougars’ CJ Elleby also drew two fouls in the first three minutes of the game.
Both teams started out hot behind the arc as the Cougs and Huskies hit two each going into the first stoppage of time.
The Huskies did not defend the 3 pointers well at the beginning as the Cougs took advantage of Jamal Bey in the zone who continues to get acclimated to playing time.